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Jan. 11, 2019, 9:49 PM GMT / Updated Jan. 11, 2019, 10:09 PM GMT

By David K. Li

A woman accused of involvement with the killing of a Las Vegas nail salon manager after a dispute over a $35 bill was arrested by federal authorities in Arizona on Friday, police said.

Krystal Whipple, 21, was taken into custody in connection with the death of 51-year-old Ngoc Q. Nguyen, Las Vegas police said.

“The Las Vegas Criminal Apprehension Team developed information on the whereabouts of Whipple,” according to a statement by Las Vegas Metro Police.

“That information was passed to the FBI Phoenix Violent Crime Task Force who located Whipple and took her into custody without incident a short time ago.”

Crystal Nails and Spa on Flamingo Road in Las Vegas, Nevada.Google

The confrontation happened on Dec. 29 when a customer got her nails done at Crystal Nails but her credit card was declined for the $35 bill, police said.

The customer said she would go out to her car to find another form of payment, but instead took off — with her vehicle dragging the pursuing nail salon manager, Nguyen, authorities said. Nguyen was taken to a hospital where she died a short time later.

A stolen rental car believed to have been the vehicle driven by the customer was found a few blocks away.